Braves aim to stop 3-game skid, take on the Rangers

Atlanta Braves (44-58, fourth in the NL East) vs. Texas Rangers (54-50, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (4-9, 3.81 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (4-4, 5.66 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -155, Braves +130; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves are looking to break their three-game slide with a win against the Texas Rangers.

Texas has a 32-20 record at home and a 54-50 record overall. The Rangers have a 25-7 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Atlanta has a 44-58 record overall and an 18-32 record on the road. The Braves rank sixth in the NL with 111 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager has 15 doubles and 15 home runs for the Rangers. Adolis Garcia is 8 for 39 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Marcell Ozuna has 11 doubles and 13 home runs for the Braves. Sean Murphy is 9 for 33 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 8-2, .221 batting average, 1.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

Braves: 4-6, .253 batting average, 6.55 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.